Groups where the oldest member isn't the leader?

[BlessMeAchoo]

Usually the oldest member of the group tends to be the leader,
but there are some groups where that isn't the case.

Share some groups where the leader isn't the oldest member!~


CL was the leader of 2NE1, yet she's actually the second youngest.

In OT5 TVXQ Yunho was the leader even though Jaejoong was the oldest member.​

 

[Bchip]

GOT7. JB is the leader and Mark is the oldest.
And JUS2. Yugyeom is the leader and JB is the oldest :Slime:

 

[Maphisto40]

RM (leader) of BTS is the fourth oldest after Jin, Suga, and J-Hope

He's like the maknae of the hyung line and the hyung of the maknae line, smack in the middle

 

[soozie]

Winner, Seungyoon is the youngest of the group
EXO, Suho is the second oldest

 

[Turtle]

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nct taeyong isnt exactly the leader but he kinda is but there's others whos older
soyeon is like the 4th oldest after miyeon minnie and soojin

 

[BlessMeAchoo]

RM (leader) of BTS is the fourth oldest after Jin, Suga, and J-Hope

He's like the maknae of the hyung line and the hyung of the maknae line, smack in the middle

I knew Jin was the oldest, but for some reason I always assumed that RM was the second oldest

 

[unicorn]

TWICE Jihyo

 

[lovenatu]

nct 127 taeyong

 

[BianTwo]

DIA : Eunice is the oldest but it's Huihyeon the leader
CLC : Seungyeon is the leader, Seunghee the oldest, I was told she resign her lead position
WJSN : Seola is the oldest, EXY the leader
AOA : When they were 7 members, Choa was the oldest and Jimin the leader
Gugudan : Mimi is a few months older than Hana, the leader
LOONA : Haseul being the leader but Vivi is older
Rocket Punch : Yeonhee is the leader, Juri the oldest
Nature : Lu is the leader but Sohee, Aurora and Saebom are older
ANS : Royeon is the leader but Lina and J (by a week) are older

 

[Sweetheart]

In Fiestar cao lu was the oldest but Jei was the leader​

 

[Panda]

A.C.E Jun is the third oldest~

 

[Polaris_Tae]

BTS, Big Bang, Block B, B1A4, Twice

 

[miatheikonic]

Before Hanbin left ikon, he was leader and 4th oldest, actually just in a middle, now I guess Jinhwan is a leader and he is oldest

 

[GVK]

DreamNote: YouI is leader but Boni is eldest.

 

[yknok]

What happens frequently is if the oldest member is not a Korean, a Korean is set as the leader. I don't know whether it is patriotism, or national chauvinism, or whatever.

 

[SageWren]

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nct taeyong isnt exactly the leader but he kinda is but there's others whos older
soyeon is like the 4th oldest after miyeon minnie and soojin

I knew soyeon wasn't the oldest but I thought she was the second oldest
Lots of JYP groups have non oldest members as leaders (got7, twice, skz before woojin)
Not very related, but I think I prefer it when the oldest ISN'T the leader, maybe cause the age hierarchy seems more balanced that way.

 

[BianTwo]

GWSN : Miya is the oldest but it's Seoryoung the leader

Same case as Rocket Punch. Understandable because they aren't fluent in Korean, they are discovering a new country, so the oldest Korean member get to be the leader.

 

[Pyron]

I guess most groups choose the most experienced/senior in trainee years instead of the oldest per se. Both seniority go hand to hand and it's normal to choose age experience over just age in workplaces. Usually when the oldest is chosen, it's because he or she is the most experienced and/or have/want the leadership quality and age is just a coincidence. Of course, each company/group have their own rules. Also, it's understandable some of the oldest may not want the extra burden, specially if they don't feel qualified to.

I'd be cool to have a graphic with the most prominent groups (divided by years as well, as it may reflect some changes during different time periods).